[Verse 2]
I can’t see my reflection in the waters
I can’t speak the sounds that show no pain
I can’t hear the echo of my footsteps
Or can’t remember the sound of my own name
Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly pounding
Only if she was lying by me
Then I’d lie in my bed once again

[Verse 3]
There’s beauty in the silver, singing river
There’s beauty in the sunrise in the sky
But none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true love’s eyes
Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly pounding
Only if she was lying by me
Then I’d lie in my bed once again

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